• What are the pros and cons of carpeting as a flooring option?
  • Pros: Creates a warm and inviting feel, helps collect dirt, and can block noise.
  • Cons: Collects dirt easily, needs regular shampooing, can start to smell if wet, and costly to replace.
• What are the pros and cons of tile as a flooring option?
  • Pros: Comes in various colors and sizes, durable, easy to clean, and resistant to stains.
  • Cons: Cold and hard, can make a room seem sterile, grout can be hard to clean, and prone to breaking items dropped on it.
• What are the pros and cons of hardwood as a flooring option?
  • Pros: Easy to clean, durable, gives a warm feel, and can be polished to shine.
  • Cons: Installation can be costly, prone to shifting, scratching, and may require repairs.
• How should I choose between different flooring options?
  Consider the room’s usage, maintenance, and aesthetic preferences when choosing a flooring option. Keep in mind the long-term implications of replacing flooring.

Things To Consider Regarding Your Flooring Options

Interior decorating is a process that involves an analysis of everything in the space that’s going to be redone from the floor to the ceiling and everything in-between. Regardless of which order people tend to use as they progress through their analysis, the flooring decision is critical in terms of what will result in the overall look of the room or rooms.

There are several different ways that one could go in terms of flooring options, and perhaps the best way to think about this is to consider the potential positives and negatives for some of the more common types of flooring. The team at Decorno has helped a large number of clients with their flooring decision or decisions, and wed like to provide you with some background information that will hopefully help you move closer to a final decision with regards to your flooring options.

Carpeting

Pros: Carpeting creates a warm and inviting feel in a room and can help collect dirt that would otherwise spread through the space. Carpeting can also help block noise from below if its used in a second-floor room.

Cons: Carpeting can collect dirt and begin to look dingy. It will need regular shampooing. Carpeting can also begin to smell if it gets wet and is costly to replace. Generally, carpeting should not be used in rooms where water is present for this reason.

Tile

Pros: Tile comes in a variety of colors and sizes, creating many options in terms of aesthetics. It is also durable, easy to clean and generally resistant to stains. If a small crack appears on a piece of tile, it can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time.

Cons: Tile is cold and hard by nature, and these properties can make a room seem sterile or unwelcoming. Grout can attract stains and can be very difficult to clean. Given its hard nature, anything that’s dropped on tile is most likely going to break, creating a big mess if whatever is dropped shatters.

Hardwood

Pros: Hardwood, like tile, is also easy to clean and can be polished to a nice shine when necessary. It is extremely durable and will withstand a lot of punishment. When done right, hardwood gives any room a nice, warm feel and looks nice when throw rugs are placed on top of it.

Cons: Hardwood can cause problems after its installed, and the installation process itself can be quite costly. Hardwood can shrink or shift a bit after its in, requiring adjustments. Depending on the type of wood used, it can also be prone to scratching, creating a need for repair.

In general, your flooring options are going to depend on the room you are redecorating, how that room is going to be used, and how you want to maintain that floor. Your flooring decision should also be made with the big picture in mind, as replacing flooring is both time-consuming and potentially expensive.